Word Origin & History

"insanity in regard to a single subect or class of subjects," 1820, probably on model of earlier French monomanie, from Modern Latin monomania, from Greek monos "single, alone" (see mono-) + mania (see mania).

Example Sentences for monomaniacs

Monomaniacs intersperse their writings with illustrations and symbols.

You may object that these Imperialists were but a group of monomaniacs and did not represent the nation.

Sebastian Dolores was the pure anarchist, the most complete of monomaniacs.

I will deal then with you as we deal, permit me to say it, with monomaniacs.

Except a knot of anti-Semitic monomaniacs all parties bowed loyally to the judgment of the court of cassation.

These persons are monomaniacs—insane upon the subject of religion, though often sane upon all others.

I have hitherto refrained from commenting often on the actions and the utterances of these monomaniacs in our midst.

He was in the condition that overtakes some monomaniacs entirely concentrated upon one thing.

Many authors on natural religion may come under the denomination of monomaniacs.

The monomaniacs became, according to circumstance, the objects of superstitious horror or reverence.